The distribution of the Canal Plus digital TV service through different platforms is proving to be a success in terms of revenues and subscribers. The Prisa-owned company saw revenues increase by 138 per cent to €232 million from distribution via other platforms, against a 4 per cent drop to €870 million on the traditional satellite […]
Virgin Media has unleashed broadband speeds that it claims are 19 times faster than regular broadband. The new 152Mb top speed becomes the fastest widely available connection in the UK. Virgin Media has introduced an ultrafast speed ahead of BT or any other major provider. In addition, Virgin Media’s entry-level service is now increased to […]
NPD DisplaySearch, in its analysis of the UK’s display and TV market, credits Sony with leading the main ‘pack of four’ (Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic) in terms of UK unit sales and market share. Sony has an 18.2 per cent UK market share, although this is well down on its dominant position barely six […]
BT should not be given any more taxpayer money to roll out rural broadband until it is clarifies how it is spending the £1.2 billion (€1.4bn) already awarded to it, says the Public Accounts Committee. Government audits of how much the telecoms firm charged councils for project management have revealed possible savings of up to […]
As popular original programming such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards continue to surge in popularity and make their case for compulsory binge-watching, new Mintel research suggests that the streaming media boom for television and movies is only just beginning. Nearly half of all online adults
Twenty-four per cent of European Internet users say they are prevented by their providers from watching videos, listening music or using other applications of their choice, according to a new Eurobarometer survey of 28,000 citizens across the EU. The findings have led to a call
Japan’s J-COM (Jupiter Communications) is merging with Japan Cablenet (JCN), and thus bringing together the largest and second-largest cable operators under one roof. The merger will happen on April 1st. J-COM is backed by Sumitomo whole Japan Cablenet is backed by KDDI. The merger plan was first floated back in October 2012 but was subject […]
The Media Institute – a non-profit research foundation specialising in communications policy – has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the US Supreme Court in the case it says could have “disastrous” consequences for the US broadcasting industry. The Institute filed a brief in American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., arguing that Aereo’s model for […]
Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules in the forthcoming Aereo case, rival Internet TV streaming service FilmOn will still have a viable business model, according to Mike Paxton, Senior Analyst at SNL Kagan MRG. In an Executive Brief – FilmOn: Beyond the Court Cases, an Interesting Business Model – shared with advanced-television.com, Paxton notes […]
Satellite communications service provider MEASAT is teaming up with broadcast technology services provider Village Island, test and measurement specialist Aviindos and satellite engineering company TotalComm for a demonstration of Asia’s first ever live multiple 4K HEVC satellite uplink/downlink and decoding services on a single DVB-S2 channel and single DVB-T2 channel at the ABU DBS 2014 […]